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1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday.
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January
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February
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March
March 11 - The leftist military government in Portugal defeats a rightist coup attempt.
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April
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May
May 15 - Mayaguez incident: The American merchant ship Mayaguez, seized by Cambodian forces, is rescued by the U.S. Navy and Marines; 38 Americans are killed.
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
November 3 - An independent audit of Mattel, one of the United States' largest toy manufacturers, reveals that company officials fabricated press releases and financial information to "maintain the appearance of continued corporate growth."
November 1975 – While disabled, the submarine tender USS ''Proteus'' (AS-19) discharges radioactive coolant water into Apra Harbor, Guam. A Geiger counter at two of the harbor's public beaches shows 100 millirems/hour, 50 times the allowable dose.
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December
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Unknown dates
January - Volkswagen introduces the Golf, its new front-wheel-drive economy car, in the United States and Canada as the Volkswagen Rabbit.
The Third Cod War between UK and Iceland lasted between November 1975 - June 1976
Spanish army quits Spanish (Western) Sahara. Sahrawi Republic (RASD) is created. Morocco invades ex-Spanish Western Sahara.
South Australia becomes first Australian state to decriminalize homosexual acts between consenting adults
Some members of Jehovah's Witnesses, based on the group's chronology, thought that Armageddon would happen in 1975 and a few of them sold their houses and businesses to prepare for the new world paradise which they believe will exist when Jesus sets up God's Kingdom on earth.
BACCHUS Network, American college alcohol peer-education network established.
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January-February
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March-April
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May-June
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July-August
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September-October
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November-December
For musicians born in 1975, see 1975 in music.
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January-February
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March-April
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May-July
May 25 - Count Dante, American martial artist, founder of Black Dragon Fighting Society; noted for his self styled "Deadliest Man Alive" ad which ran in comic books.
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August-October
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November-December
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Nobel prizes
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Templeton Prize
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